Scissor and Thread Essentials

01. Fantastic Man - Low World Order [Superconscious, 2022] 
02. Jon Sable - Sweet Suit [In Dust We Trust, 2022]  
03. Baby Ford / Eon - Dead Eye [Ifach, 1994] 
04. Idiolect - Dots (Claudio PRC Remix) [Alchemista, 2022]  
05. Atomic Moog - The Last Train [Monument, 2021] 
06. Polygonia - Coleus [Sure Thing, 2022]         
07. DJ Koze - Drone Me Up, Flashy feat. Sophia (&ME Remix) [PAMPA, 2022] 
08. Hundred20 - Upper Alley [MCDE, 2011]
09. Gynoid 74 - Twice Daily [Non Stop Rhythm, 2022] 
10. Leon Vynehall - Endless (I) [Studio Ooze, 2022] 
11. Evigt Mörker - Tredje Tecknet [Northern Electronics, 2022] 
12. Eversines - Altar [De Lichting, 2021] 
13. Tamburi Neri - Bolle Di Dolore (Off The Meds Remix) [Danza Tribale, 2022] 
14. Luis - Or Anyone Said It [AD 93, 2022] 
15. Fit Siegel - Carmine [Fit Sound, 2015] 
16. ISOR29 - Spirals [Second Circle, 2022]

RADIO.D59B / STEREO FREEZE #6 w/ Vlada Janjić

www.facebook.com/JVXTA
www.facebook.com/scissor.and.thread.nyc/ 
www.instagram.com/scissorandthread/ 
www.youtube.com/user/ScissorAndThread

JVXTA is a DJ and producer based in London (UK). He also co-founded the label Hardmatter.
  
Here, Scissor And Thread, the Brooklyn imprint headed by Francis Harris and Anthony Collins share JVXTA’s debut album - Euston Blues. 

The album is a collection of moods and textures, from woozy soundscapes like opener No One Needs to Know and Voyager, to grooving, dusty house tracks like Hold On, Water Temple and Lost in Place. 

Tracks develop from ambient textures into leftfield beat excursions (Beyond) and incorporate thoughtful samples such as the spoken word poetry in The Stolen Child.

Elements of free improvisation and experimentation pepper the album, while a strong thread of atmospheric cohesion winds its way through the eight tracks - making Euston Blues a truly rewarding and rich listening experience. 

"Euston Blues synthesises deep chords, classic house rhythms and jazz laden influences to chronicle an intimate journey of physical and psychological isolation." says Charles Field, the man behind the JVXTA project. 

"Scope is relative and this transposition is explored from the seclusion of a single room to the expanses of the Beyond".

Euston Blues

The Stolen Child

JVXTA - The Stolen Child

Lost in Place

JVXTA - Lost In Place

Voyager

JVXTA - Voyager

Hold On

JVXTA - Hold On

Join Nick Cobby this month for a musically guided meditation. Focusing on deep and ethereal ambient electronica and avant-garde, the show features hypnotic offerings from incredible artists such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Cut Copy, Haruomi Hosono, William Orbit, Autechre and more.

Tracklist:

Cut Copy - January Tape Part 1
Paolo Modugno - Le Marchè Des Femmes Au Port
Baldor & The Euclidean Functions - Meditation Bells
Joel Andrews – Seraphic Borealis
The Kyoto Connection - Kansai
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Sunset
Haruomi Hosono - Laughter Meditation
Palm Skin Productions - The Beast (Autechre Mix)
Dip Shim - Lomma Bay Control
William Orbit - Water from a Vine Leaf (Underwater Mix Part 2)
Pete Namlook & Klaus Schulze - Psychedelic Brunch - Part V
Patchwork - Flughund
Remotif - Gondwana At Noon
Paolo Modugno - Morte Di Soundjata Keita
Insides - Clear Skin

Music this month from:
@cutcopy
@ryuichi-sakamoto-official
@remotif
@haruomihosono
@dipshim
@williamorbit

Field Trips - Ambient Dreams

#244 UEA Tracklist                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

01. Grant ft. Finnoh - Sensational [Courtesy Of Balance, COB18, 2023]
02. António, Luhk & Pir - Tony Transmitters [Off Topic, OFF002, 2023]
03. Love Boat People - Dontcha Know? [Sosumi Recordings, SR199801, 1998] Eternal Schvitz
04. Mixmaster & Maurizio Verbeni - The Sound Of Assisi (Padre mix) [Radikal Records, RAD85, 1993]
05. Go-Diva - Sex Education (Sun Down version) [Out, OUT3620, 1993]
06. Scott Diaz - Detonate [Dungeon Meat, DMT014, 2023]
07. Liquid Earth - The Breakdown (Chams of Gaia mix) [Liquid Earth, LE002, 2023]
08. Bakked - Zion [Outcast Planet, OTP03, 2022]
09. M47714 - Any Vibration [Undefined, UNDF013, 2022]
10. Deiv - Secrets & Lies [Outside In, OUT001, 2023]
11. E.T.I. - Lookout (Tha Luv Bomb mix) [Oboro Records, OB9907, 1999]

For Portuguese version please check the Radio's mixcloud page below:
https://www.mixcloud.com/radiooxigenio/

STAY TUNED!
www.oxigenio.fm

244. Uma Espécie de Azul Radio Show 16.06.23 (English)

Preorder now on Juno: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/gilbert-owain-k-innate-006-vinyl/945997-01/

The small but already well-formed Innate label offers up a superb split EP for its sixth outing. 'New Horizon' closes out the ep with some delightfully dozy deep house from Owain K, that's laden with wispy chords and undulating bass.

More from the label: https://www.juno.co.uk/labels/Innate/

PREORDER

PREMIERE Owain K - New Horizon [Innate]

Alex Albrecht returns with Aurora - a pristine followup to his Blue Caves transmission via Scissor and Thread in 2018. 

The Melbourne based composer and sound designer Albrecht has leans into his predilection for woozy, affecting melodies intertwined with skittering drums and snaking grooves, and Aurora brings that to the fore with six tracks of shimmering beauty. 

Spring Orchard opens the record, effortlessly merging deeply buried keys with washes of dreamlike synths, and dubby effects. 
Wildflower Walk is a melancholic affair, underpinned with a restless groove. 
The title track Aurora treads a similar path, but with a more driving approach, while an interplay between piano, guitar, and synths drenched in reverb offer a warm, enveloping atmosphere. 


Aurora is also shared here as a remix by Roza Terenzi, who entirely reworks the track with her signature club ready grooves . 

Kennett River exhibits a kind of smudged, cinematic hip hop feel, while closing track Morning Piazza showcases Albrecht’s sense of drama and pacing, producing a sublime ending to this deeply affecting collection.

Aurora

Alex Albrecht - Aurora

https://soundcloud.com/soelaela
www.linktr.ee/scissorandthread

Soela releases the first single from her upcoming album Dark Portrait on Scissor & Thread - Even If I Ask You Stay. 

Russian born Berlin based Elina Shorokhova has made a transition from pianist and vocalist into electronic music, balancing her ear for melody and musicality.

With this single, we get to see a very vulnerable side of Soela; "Even If I Ask You To Stay has several meanings for me. The most direct one is about an abusive relationship where you're already openly asking the person to leave, but are so attached that you want them to stay. The second meaning is with my struggle with depression. My experience is that it takes a lot of inner strength to heal from depression, and sometimes you're still powerless against the disease. So it stays with you again and again”.
 
The track itself merges a skittering rhythm, gorgeously melancholic piano and string sections with Soela's vocals that cut deep - resulting in a beautifully realized and powerful composition

Even If I Ask You To Stay

Soela - Even If I Ask You To Stay

Artist: @soelaela
Stream/Buy: www.linktr.ee/scissorandthread

Soela is the DJ and production alias of Elina Shorokhova, a Russia-born Berlin-based experienced pianist and vocalist who has made a hugely impactful transition into electronic music.

Having released material on such labels as Kompakt, Dial, Shall Not Fade, Lost Palms, E-Beamz, Red Ember Records, Sushitech, and others, Soela joins the ranks of Scissor & Thread for this exquisite album - Dark Portrait. 

The album opens in a typically understated manner with Unsuitable - a melancholic trip-hop adjacent track that sets the tone for the next 8 pieces. As Soela explains, “I was dealing with some very complex feelings, so I came up with this album, which helped me not to despair, to work on myself, to grow internally, and to start listening to myself. It helped me to keep sane when my country invaded Ukraine with a full scale war. It absolutely broke my heart, and music was one of my main salvations.” 

This complex mix of emotions plays out across the album with tracks that utilize her beautiful musicality (Through the Windows feat. Francis Harris and Philipp Priebe, Drowning feat. Module One) and ear for details with skittering beats, ambient soundscapes (Spirits, Lost In The Fog) and lose-yourself dancefloor moments such as the collaboration with Lawrence on February Is Not Going To Be Forever. The title track Dark Portrait combines dubby elements with affecting pads and melodic touches, while the lead single Even If I Ask You Stay delves into multiple feelings around escaping toxic situations, and battling depression. It features a powerful vocal from Soela supported by a deeply affecting arrangement. The closing track The Darkest Hour Before Sunrise brings a sense of hope and light, balancing subdued keys and strings with ethereal tones and atmospheres

Dark Portrait

Soela - Unsuitable

Stream/Vinyl: www.linktr.ee/scissorandthread

DaRand Land, who hails from the post industrial confines of Buffalo, NY was one of the leading figures of Deep4Life, a cult label known for submersible oriented, yet dancefloor-friendly productions. With ambient synth-driven tones and heavy funk basslines being at the center of his sound, DaRand Land’s music often evokes an introspective quality, without losing its groove fundamental.

Following on from a number of releases on Pulp, Downbeat, Urban Imagery and the “Discover You” EP on Scissor & Thread, here is Nature Of Reality, the single taken from DaRand Land’s second album Wander Being, released on Scissor & Thread in late November 2024. 





“In particular, the single, The Nature of Reality”, says DaRand, “was written to convey a sense of what it feels like to be in a state of suspended animation. There is a natural tension introduced via the organic, swirling pad progression juxtaposed against endless vocal echoes and the low-end groove of the bassline. Thematically, I wanted to carry this forward through the entirety of the album.”

The Nature Of Reality

Stream/Vinyl

DaRand Land - The Nature Of Reality

www.linktr.ee/scissorandthread

DaRand Land, who hails from the post industrial confines of Buffalo, NY was one of the leading figures of Deep4Life, a cult label known for submersible oriented, yet dancefloor-friendly productions. With ambient synth-driven tones and heavy funk basslines being at the center of his sound, DaRand Land’s music often evokes an introspective quality, without losing its groove fundamental. DaRand’s works, which span decades on deep house labels such as Downbeat, Confluence and Pulp have been described as “uncompromising” and has afforded him a passionate following of listeners who seek a more emotive, thought-provoking brand of underground music.

Teaming up once again with Scissors and Thread - the perfect fit for his sound - DaRand Land drops an album full of crafty, trippy house for the heads. Wander Being contains 10 tracks on the double vinyl release with a pair of additional tracks for the digital release. The vibe is deep and sleek, with a rough, bumping edge. The title track sets the tone, a smattering of percussion accompanying a thick, round kick drum and Rhodes chords, giving off a classic Detroit feel. Tracks like Turn to The Music ramp up the energy somewhat, but overall the tracks sit in the sweet spot between dancefloor burners and soulful, jazzy, deep cuts. 

Noticeable is the space given to each element across the tracks - the hi-hats sparkle, the snare snaps, and the basslines roll and rumble. Add to this the magic melodic flourishes provided by the pads and synths, reminiscent of the late Mike Huckaby in places, made this whole album a thoughtful, joyful experience.

„The genesis for the Wander Being LP”, says DaRand “was a desire to return to the essence of some of my original Deep4Life productions. How was this accomplished? Principally, through the exclusive use of hardware components, minimalist arrangement, and a minds-eye approach to source the musical elements. In particular, the single, The Nature of Reality was written to convey a sense of what it feels like to be in a state of suspended animation. There is a natural tension introduced via the organic, swirling pad progression juxtaposed against endless vocal echoes and the low-end groove of the bassline. Thematically, I wanted to carry this forward through the entirety of the album.

Wander Being

Jazz Intend

DaRand Land - Jazz Intend

Traxsource: www.traxsource.com/label/61340/spa-club
Beatport: www.beatport.com/label/spa-club/100718
JunoDownload: www.junodownload.com/labels/Spa+Club/
Bandcamp: https://spaindisco.bandcamp.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/spaclubrecords
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpaClubRecords

JVXTA - Hold On

Scissor and Thread

Related tracks